I am not sure what bothers me more, that people think that article was good (confirmation bias?) or that he managed to write the entire piece based around mistakes, errors and downsides.

If I bought into his view of the Pistons, I wouldn't watch a single game this year.

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The article was good because it was detailed. He didn't just say Knight sucked. He gave specific examples as to what Knight does on the court. Compared to just about every other article circulating right now, its got the most meat for fans to digest and talk about. Was it right? Was it the most complete picture of the team? No. But the points were fleshed out and flowed nicely. If anyone can write a counter arguement with the same amount of detail, that would be rockin'!

Knight came in rawer than most people expected. His ball handling was horrid. He worked a ton on that and its ok-ish. Without that, he's a liability. With that major issue shored up he can focus on other things. I hope that in addition to adding craftiness to his game, they spend extra time working on pick and roll. Early in the season, you could see that he was thinking too hard about being / learning the PG. Learning is not just repetition but being able to absorb then process that library of experiences. You take your lumps then grow from it. I have a lot of confidence in his ability to develop. He's on his path, we can't dictate it for him. I think the organization has surrounded him with the best environment they can.

Knight came in rawer than most people expected. His ball handling was horrid. He worked a ton on that and its ok-ish. Without that, he's a liability. I think he started the season better than I expected. I watched most of his UK games, and the KID WAS RAW! Tons of talent, but not a lot of legit experience. I think playing for Calipari in college does nothing to improve your game, but it does do wonders for your draft position.

With that major issue shored up he can focus on other things. I hope that in addition to adding craftiness to his game, they spend extra time working on pick and roll. Early in the season, you could see that he was thinking too hard about being / learning the PG. Learning is not just repetition but being able to absorb then process that library of experiences. You take your lumps then grow from it. I have a lot of confidence in his ability to develop.

Unless you think that Coach Frank had a clue about how to teach this kid how to dribble and see the floor, then he probably hasn't had a legit teaching coach since High School. I think all things considered, his progress has been tremendous.

He's on his path, we can't dictate it for him. I think the organization has surrounded him with the best environment they can.

Having Chauncey and Cheeks to help him should do wonders for his game. If not, the search continues.

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I'm not willing to go "Full Darko" on this kid, and make excuses for him for the next 7 to 10 years, but I do think that it's a little early to say where he will end up being on the talent scale. I think he has the potential to be a very solid point that plays great defense. I don't think he will ever pass like Rondo or shoot like Curry, but neither can Chauncey, and he did pretty well for the team.

Knight has been legally able to drink for less than 1 year. He's just still in his development phase. Not sure that now is the time to swap him out for someone at their peak as it may be jumping the gun. He's cheap, serviceable, and has upside.

I'm not willing to go "Full Darko" on this kid, and make excuses for him for the next 7 to 10 years, but I do think that it's a little early to say where he will end up being on the talent scale. I think he has the potential to be a very solid point that plays great defense. I don't think he will ever pass like Rondo or shoot like Curry, but neither can Chauncey, and he did pretty well for the team.

I found the new jerseys to be pretty sweet. I'm not sold on the colors(yet), but the rest is fine. If I could change one thing, I would make the font bigger and have "Motor" on top, the number in the middle and "City" at the bottom.